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Carothers

American  
[kuh-ruhth-erz] / kəˈrʌð ərz /

noun

  1. Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.


Carothers Scientific  
/ kə-rŭthərz /
  1. American chemist who developed the synthetic material nylon, which was patented in 1937.


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Still, Carothers said that Trump was unique not only in his public methods but in his apparent motivations.

From Barron's Dec. 1, 2025

Carothers said it’s often difficult to connect each case to a precise cause; the best prevention is following practices proved to keep disease-causing microbes at bay.

From Washington Post Jan. 17, 2023

Her boss was replaced by designer Karen Perry, who took Carothers under her wing.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2022

Others, like Kelly Carothers, the director of government affairs and sustainability at Project N95, has spent the past few months compiling a database of problematic masks sold online.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2021

At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon Dr. Robert Carothers, of Newport, made a post-mortem examination of the body at White's undertaking establishment.

From The Mysterious Murder of Pearl Bryan or: the Headless Horror. by Unknown

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